Scratch Beginnings

I was struck by the story of a young man I heard on a talk show. His name is Adam Shepard. He wrote a book called Scratch Beginnings Me, $25 and the search for the American Dream. I have ordered the book that he wrote from his experience. I have not read it yet so I can't comment on the content as of yet.


As his intro tells he was growing frustrated over whining and materialism. These are issues I get frustrated about a lot. The difference is he did something about it. He went out on the road for one year with $25 and the clothes on his back. His challenge was to become a productive member of society with $2500, a place to live and an operable automobile.

He rightly points out that he did not have some of the challenges that others have such as a family to take care of, or lack of education etc. That to me underscores the importance of completing your education and that you can control that. Statistics show that people who achieve at least a high school diploma are much less likely to live in poverty.

This young man points out that he comes at this from no political point of view and has no political agenda. I respect that. I am amazed by his story and look forward to reading his book. A young man of action is someone to be modeled. This man seems to fit that criteria.